Ancient Egypt
By: by Rachel Minay
Series: The history detective investigates; History detective investigates
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750281799; 9780750294201
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Civilization; Faraoner; Mumier; Pyramider
Description: HISTORY. History Detective Investigates: Ancient Egypt is a hands-on, investigative approach to history. Learn all about Ancient Egypt, its people and the story of ancient Egypt that goes back some 4,000 years. Who were the Ancient Egyptians? Ancient Egypt has a remarkable history. Discover the mysteries of the pyramids, why the Egyptians mummified their people and the gods and goddesses that ruled their way of life. It tells the story of many great kings and pharaohs, such as Tutankhamen and Cleopatra. See how the hieroglyphs offer an insight into the daily life of the Egyptian people and how the Rosetta Stone helped unravel the secrets of the hieroglyphs. Why did the ancient Egyptians rely so heavily on the river Nile. Egypt is set in the middle of the desert so Egypt depended on the Nile for food, transportation and water. Contains maps, paintings, artefacts and photographs to show how the Egyptians lived. Ages 9+
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who were the ancient Egyptians?; title: Why was the River Nile important?; title: Who were the pharaohs?; title: What was daily life like?; title: How did the ancient Egyptians make a living?; title: What are hieroglyphs?; title: Who were the Egyptian gods and goddesses?; title: What were the secrets of the temple?; title: What is mummification?; title: Why were the pyramids built?; title: Why did the ancient Egyptians fight wars?; title: Why did ancient Egypt end?; title: Your project.